Fic Ideas

[notuslethe.livejournal.com]

So, I've got this idea for a story...

( Because I know you don't want this clogging your flist. )

Any thoughts, comments, or names would be ever so helpful.

And, if you don't want to comment on the story itself, quotes that tell the devestation that's happened with the recent natural disasters or 9/11 would also be much appreciated.

Fic Ideas

[notuslethe.livejournal.com]

So, I've got this idea for a story...

( Because I know you don't want this clogging your flist. )

Any thoughts, comments, or names would be ever so helpful.

And, if you don't want to comment on the story itself, quotes that tell the devestation that's happened with the recent natural disasters or 9/11 would also be much appreciated.

NaNoWriMo questions

[joshuwain.livejournal.com]

Ok, I did it last year (and failed) but I want to do it again. The problem is, I couldn't find the information a couple weeks ago, when I looked, and I've forgotten how I signed up in the first place.

1. How do I sign up for National Novel Writing Month? (I've been to http://www.nanowrimo.org/ a few weeks ago, but at the time, couldn't find the page for signing up ... if there is one; my crappy memory seems to indicate that there was, last year.)

2. When does it start? Time? Date? Whatever?

Ok, answers, please! I'm busy at work! :)

Yours,
Sylvan (Dave)

NaNoWriMo questions

[joshuwain.livejournal.com]

Ok, I did it last year (and failed) but I want to do it again. The problem is, I couldn't find the information a couple weeks ago, when I looked, and I've forgotten how I signed up in the first place.

1. How do I sign up for National Novel Writing Month? (I've been to http://www.nanowrimo.org/ a few weeks ago, but at the time, couldn't find the page for signing up ... if there is one; my crappy memory seems to indicate that there was, last year.)

2. When does it start? Time? Date? Whatever?

Ok, answers, please! I'm busy at work! :)

Yours,
Sylvan (Dave)

New Neil Gaiman interview

[zelthian.livejournal.com]

Interview: Neil Gaiman and Joss Whedon

New Neil Gaiman interview

[zelthian.livejournal.com]

Interview: Neil Gaiman and Joss Whedon

(no subject)

[angelfish-82.livejournal.com]

Hi all. I can't believe it's almost that time again! Wow time does fly. So here's what I'm looking for... a good, preferably funny/snarky/sarcastic NaNoWriMo icon to use during the month of November. I've see the "Sleep is for the Weak" icon floating around for a while and will have to use it as well (with credit if anyone would ever let it be known who the genius who created it was) if no one else can share or create another icon with me. Any help? Where did you all find yours???

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[angelfish-82.livejournal.com]

Hi all. I can't believe it's almost that time again! Wow time does fly. So here's what I'm looking for... a good, preferably funny/snarky/sarcastic NaNoWriMo icon to use during the month of November. I've see the "Sleep is for the Weak" icon floating around for a while and will have to use it as well (with credit if anyone would ever let it be known who the genius who created it was) if no one else can share or create another icon with me. Any help? Where did you all find yours???

Rules

[mariana-oconnor.livejournal.com]

Okay, so this is my first post on this community. Hello all! I'm Emily... or Mariana as I am known on the forums. And I come bearing a question.

This year (like last year) I am planning to go into November with a few characters (including a handful of gods) and a premise. This year my premise is basically my title. And my title is (drum roll please):

The 5 Rules of Make-Believe

I don't usually work to titles, coz they change half way through, but this one came up and jumped on me and is threatening to hold me hostage until I write 50k on it. That, of course, is all very well, as Nano is coming up again, the only problem is - I only have four rules! I will now wait for the gasps of horror!

( The four rules I have )

( premise )

So, if you've got any ideas for the fifth rule, or any suggestions for alterations to the other four that I could consider (they probably need tweaking) please, tell me!

Nice to meet you all. Good luck with your own Nanovels. Thanks.

PS. the Make-Believe is probably going to turn into a sort of separate world... if that helps.

Thanks again ^_^;;

Rules

[mariana-oconnor.livejournal.com]

Okay, so this is my first post on this community. Hello all! I'm Emily... or Mariana as I am known on the forums. And I come bearing a question.

This year (like last year) I am planning to go into November with a few characters (including a handful of gods) and a premise. This year my premise is basically my title. And my title is (drum roll please):

The 5 Rules of Make-Believe

I don't usually work to titles, coz they change half way through, but this one came up and jumped on me and is threatening to hold me hostage until I write 50k on it. That, of course, is all very well, as Nano is coming up again, the only problem is - I only have four rules! I will now wait for the gasps of horror!

( The four rules I have )

( premise )

So, if you've got any ideas for the fifth rule, or any suggestions for alterations to the other four that I could consider (they probably need tweaking) please, tell me!

Nice to meet you all. Good luck with your own Nanovels. Thanks.

PS. the Make-Believe is probably going to turn into a sort of separate world... if that helps.

Thanks again ^_^;;

(no subject)

[mementolucifera.livejournal.com]

I've given my writing journal (soulessmirror) a new subpurpose: NaNo!

So my NaNo writing crap brilliance will be there, leaving my main journal (f-locked) free of taint wayward distraction and gives me a chance to pimp my artwork.

Nothing yet. More to come. Stay tuned for next weeks episode of DragonBall Z NaNoWriMo!


I bet you're really getting tired of this stuff, aren't you? Naaah didn't think so...

X-posted: 2005nanowrimo nanowrimo

(no subject)

[mementolucifera.livejournal.com]

I've given my writing journal (soulessmirror) a new subpurpose: NaNo!

So my NaNo writing crap brilliance will be there, leaving my main journal (f-locked) free of taint wayward distraction and gives me a chance to pimp my artwork.

Nothing yet. More to come. Stay tuned for next weeks episode of DragonBall Z NaNoWriMo!


I bet you're really getting tired of this stuff, aren't you? Naaah didn't think so...

X-posted: 2005nanowrimo nanowrimo

Attn: All Previous Nano-Winners!

[resuriko.livejournal.com]

I'm bored out of my mind right now, and was wondering if any of you have your stories from previous Nano's posted online anywhere to read?

If so, is anyone willing to share?

Attn: All Previous Nano-Winners!

[resuriko.livejournal.com]

I'm bored out of my mind right now, and was wondering if any of you have your stories from previous Nano's posted online anywhere to read?

If so, is anyone willing to share?

(no subject)

[clairebunny87.livejournal.com]

So, I finally made myself a NaNo journal. I've been floating around as shino_hoshi.

Okay, I was planning originally on doing 'Every Other Hero' this year, but since I got 'No Plot No Problem', I've changed my mind and decided instead to do my mythology plot.

( For those who can't remember the summary... )

Of course, this means that I have to think of Careers for the Gods.

So far, I've got Zeus as a billionaire playboy and Mason, Hera who runs a publishing company and is editor to a high-profile women's magazine, Hestia working part time in a nursery...and that's it.

Artemis won't have a job because she's supposed to be guarding the puzzle-block, but I still have Apollo, Demeter, Dionysus, Hephaestos, Ares, Aphrodite, Athene, Poseidon and Hermes to think of.

Any suggestions?

(no subject)

[clairebunny87.livejournal.com]

So, I finally made myself a NaNo journal. I've been floating around as shino_hoshi.

Okay, I was planning originally on doing 'Every Other Hero' this year, but since I got 'No Plot No Problem', I've changed my mind and decided instead to do my mythology plot.

( For those who can't remember the summary... )

Of course, this means that I have to think of Careers for the Gods.

So far, I've got Zeus as a billionaire playboy and Mason, Hera who runs a publishing company and is editor to a high-profile women's magazine, Hestia working part time in a nursery...and that's it.

Artemis won't have a job because she's supposed to be guarding the puzzle-block, but I still have Apollo, Demeter, Dionysus, Hephaestos, Ares, Aphrodite, Athene, Poseidon and Hermes to think of.

Any suggestions?

NaNo Warmup Exercise (from a repeat offender)

[wondersheep.livejournal.com]

Going from 0 to 1,667 words a day on November 1st is doable. It has been done before. By people with much more organized schedules and a healthier dose of discipline than I've got.

Me? I need practice warming up to that. So here's what I do:

Starting about Oct. 1st, I write. Just random things, often stream of conciousness, sometimes short stories and even *gasp* fanfic. And because I answer to letter C, I write absolutely nothing pertaining to my novel. The point of this exercise is to break in my brain to coming up with 1667 words, to break in my fingers to typing 1667 words, and to break in my butt for sitting still for the length of time it takes to write 1667 words without getting distracted by anything shiny (why, yes, I do have ADD, how could you-- OOH! BIRDIE!).

Oct 1st, you start by writing 55 words. Then you add 55 words a day until on Oct. 31st you are writing a whole 1705 words. Simple, no?

And I hear comments from the peanut gallery now. "Mary Suuuue! I'm busy! I'm gonna miss a day or three!"

Yah, so? Do not worry about making up word count (that's why God invented November for), just write that day's word goal. For example, say you miss Oct. 17th for Devin Fernandes' 26th birthday (Devin, on the totally random chance you are seeing this, HI! I MISS YOU! Comment on my journal, please!) That does not mean that on Oct. 18th you have to write 1,925 words. No, you just worry about Oct. 18th's goal of 990 words.

Get it? Got it? Good.

( Herein lies the dates and their word goals )

NaNo Warmup Exercise (from a repeat offender)

[wondersheep.livejournal.com]

Going from 0 to 1,667 words a day on November 1st is doable. It has been done before. By people with much more organized schedules and a healthier dose of discipline than I've got.

Me? I need practice warming up to that. So here's what I do:

Starting about Oct. 1st, I write. Just random things, often stream of conciousness, sometimes short stories and even *gasp* fanfic. And because I answer to letter C, I write absolutely nothing pertaining to my novel. The point of this exercise is to break in my brain to coming up with 1667 words, to break in my fingers to typing 1667 words, and to break in my butt for sitting still for the length of time it takes to write 1667 words without getting distracted by anything shiny (why, yes, I do have ADD, how could you-- OOH! BIRDIE!).

Oct 1st, you start by writing 55 words. Then you add 55 words a day until on Oct. 31st you are writing a whole 1705 words. Simple, no?

And I hear comments from the peanut gallery now. "Mary Suuuue! I'm busy! I'm gonna miss a day or three!"

Yah, so? Do not worry about making up word count (that's why God invented November for), just write that day's word goal. For example, say you miss Oct. 17th for Devin Fernandes' 26th birthday (Devin, on the totally random chance you are seeing this, HI! I MISS YOU! Comment on my journal, please!) That does not mean that on Oct. 18th you have to write 1,925 words. No, you just worry about Oct. 18th's goal of 990 words.

Get it? Got it? Good.

( Herein lies the dates and their word goals )

All the excitement...

[dawnheart-tane.livejournal.com]

Anyone else having trouble sustaining their pre-NaNo excitement levels?

I was so enthused about doing NaNo 05...in July and August! Now I have all this real-life stress (moving to college, failing at my job, hating my roommate who brings home strange boys while my bed is but three feet from hers), I can't dredge up even the remotest twinge of enthusiasm as I reread my notes for my NaNo 05 hopeful. I've completely lost interest in my characters, my story...the very act of writing is painful, and all I'm doing is writing in my LJ!!

There's a ton of research to be done before November, too. >_< And in-between then and now, I've got mid-terms and studying and make-up (how can you have make-up work before classes start, you ask? It's easy; try being me!)...

I love my classes, even though I've had but one day of them. I just hope that I'll be able to regain at least a modicum of my previous energy levels before November rolls around. I can't deal with reality well enough to be able to handle fantasy. And isn't that just sad?

~ * ~

Just for you
the seasons are a colorful memory
someday, I knew I wouldn't see you anymore
and so, I loved you
~w-inds. "izayoi no tsuki"

All the excitement...

[dawnheart-tane.livejournal.com]

Anyone else having trouble sustaining their pre-NaNo excitement levels?

I was so enthused about doing NaNo 05...in July and August! Now I have all this real-life stress (moving to college, failing at my job, hating my roommate who brings home strange boys while my bed is but three feet from hers), I can't dredge up even the remotest twinge of enthusiasm as I reread my notes for my NaNo 05 hopeful. I've completely lost interest in my characters, my story...the very act of writing is painful, and all I'm doing is writing in my LJ!!

There's a ton of research to be done before November, too. >_< And in-between then and now, I've got mid-terms and studying and make-up (how can you have make-up work before classes start, you ask? It's easy; try being me!)...

I love my classes, even though I've had but one day of them. I just hope that I'll be able to regain at least a modicum of my previous energy levels before November rolls around. I can't deal with reality well enough to be able to handle fantasy. And isn't that just sad?

~ * ~

Just for you
the seasons are a colorful memory
someday, I knew I wouldn't see you anymore
and so, I loved you
~w-inds. "izayoi no tsuki"

NaNoing in isolation?

[hepzibahpeikko.livejournal.com]

Anyone else doing NaNo in the middle of nowhere? I'm envious of people who have write-ups to look forward to... Can someone tell me what goes on at one? Any advice for us rural NaNoers on how to get support and motivation from others? I may have found a buddy or two from the forums, and may have talked a friend or two into NaNoing... but I live in a small community and have so far had little luck creating NaNo excitement here. Thoughts? Suggestions?

my intro and ideas

[ayeshalan.livejournal.com]

Hi all,

I tried NaNoWriMo for the first time a year ago, and while I didn't win, felt I made a genuinely respectable showing -- 10K words. Not so bad for someone working a full time job and trying to care for a human and feline family. :)

Anyway, I'm giving serious thought to giving it another go, and was looking at three of the four ideas I was trying to choose from last time. Here they are:

• Neith Imports (dark fantasy/suspense)
  In a world where vampires run nations, a secret society of spies and vampire hunters works to bring down the monsters -- even at the price of becoming monsters themselves.
  
  
• The Nanking Sword (dark fantasy/historical)
  An man inherits a samurai sword and immediately begins suffering from horrifying dreams and visions. He realizes he must find out the truth about the sword, and return it to its original owners, for justice to be served.
  
  
• Elixir Sulfanilamide (historical with fantasy elements)
  In the autumn of 1937, agents of the FDA must locate every last drop of a tainted drug. One of them is a woman with very special mental gifts. Can she use them to track down the deadly medicine that is causing children to die?
  

Your feedback, either in terms of "best idea for a novel" or "best idea for a novel that I have a hope in heck of writing in one month's time" -- or any other thoughts you might have on these ideas -- is very welcome.